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Iran One Week On, Oil Prices Spike, Latin America Meeting

March 7, 2026

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🎙️ The Voices & The Context

  • The Format: Structured daily news briefing podcast with hosts transitioning between segments, live reporter interviews, and analysis—fast-paced like a radio show adapted for audio.
  • The Key Players:
    • Hosts: Aisha Roscoe and Scott Simon—NPR veterans with smooth, professional chemistry; Roscoe handles intros, Simon probes reporters.
    • Reporters: Carrie Khan (Tel Aviv, on-ground war reporting from a bomb shelter); Camila Dominowski (energy markets expert); Franco Ordonez (White House correspondent on Trump's diplomacy).
  • The Vibe: Intense and urgent, blending educational breakdowns of global crises with sobering real-time war updates—feels like a "fog of war" dispatch amid escalating conflict.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (02:38) **Israel-Iran Conflict Update**
  • 2 (06:56) **Global Oil Price Spike**
  • 3 (11:39) **Trump's Shield of the Americas Summit**

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Show Notes

More countries in the Middle East reported incoming fire from Iran over the week. Oil prices spike as shippers avoid the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump is attending a summit for Latin American leaders.

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